a city in W Montana: the state capital. Pop: 26 718 (2003 est)
Helena in British English2
(ˈhɛlənə)
noun
Saint. ?248–?328 ad, Roman empress, mother of Constantine I. After converting to Christianity (313) she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (?326) where she supposedly discovered the cross on which Christ died. Feast day: May 21
Helena in American English1
(ˈhɛlɪnə; hɛˈlinə; hɛˈleɪnə)
noun
a feminine name: dim. Lena
see also Helen
Helena in American English2
(ˈhɛlənə)
capital of Mont., in the WC part: pop. 26,000
Word origin
said to be after the hometown of a settler from Minnesota